Portland Aims to Host 1909 National Grocers Meet
Portland delegates depart for Boston to invite the National Retail Grocers association to hold its 1909 session in Portland. The piece notes Portland’s growing commercial footprint with a new eight story Portland Commercial Club building due June 12 and costs totaling 424000. It also covers Walla Walla urging cheaper coast trips and Baker City’s lumber boom via the Sumpter Valley railroad. Additionally a record horse sale in Portland sets a strong price benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Boston
National
Retail Grocers’ Association
J. Whitcomb Brougher
White Temple
Oklahoma City
Northern Baptist Convention
William Hiram Foulkes
Kansas City
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Commercial Club of
Walla Walla
Pounta
Washington
Oregon
Tumber
Baker City
Portland Commercial Club
Olive Lake Rated Oregon's Best Trout Habitat
A Baker City item reports Olive Lake near Sumpter as Oregon's premier trout habitat with thousands of fish caught each season. Sumpter residents expect a bumper run as snow recedes, while Downey lake will be stocked from Ontario hatchery and Baldy lake yields fewer results due to fish biting only in certain conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumpter
Olive Lake
Oregon
Baker City
Downey Lake
Olve Lake
Ontario
Baldy Lake
Bald Mountain
Blue Mountains
Indians Win 50 Mile Relay From Salem to Portland
Chemawa Indians defeat white teams in a 50 mile relay race from Salem to Portland. Amos Smoker carries Governor Chamberlain’s message to Mayor Harry Lane at the Y M C A building near 2 PM. The run began at 9 AM from the state capitol and ended in five hours ten minutes, beating their previous record by nine and a half minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Portland
Amos Smoker
California
Chamberlain
Fourth Street
Harry Lane
Y. M
Lane
Portland Y
Blind Man's Buff Origin and historical tale
The article traces blind man's buff to its French origin Colin Maillard and its Norman era spread to England. It recounts Colin Maillard losing his eyes in battle, wielding a mallet, and earning fame later celebrated in pantomime. It notes children adopted the game, with the blindfolded pursuer mimicking the warrior. London M. A. P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Colin Maillard
Aetill Ives
Boob
Jean Colin
Maillard
Count de Touraine
Robert of
France
Colin
London
Foreign labels and poverty in travel notes
A school teacher recalls European travel where cheap hotels pasted large foreign labels on her luggage, sparking pride in economy but embarrassment at poverty. The piece cites porters snagging bags for labels and laments lack of choice in hotel labeling while praising Ely's Liquid Cream Balm as a trusted remedy for catarrh sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
New York Press
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
Water rates due by the first. disconnection after the tenth
Notice states all water charges are due on the first of each month and payable at the superintendent's office in the council room. If unpaid by the tenth, water will be turned off. Signed by W. G. Sutherland, Superintendent. Also a cartoon-style exchange about a missionary and a millionaire noting daughters’ marriages to foreign nobles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Sutherland
Hotel Arrivals List From Walla Walla And Nearby Areas
A long hotel guest list shows numerous travelers and residents arriving at hotels in Walla Walla and surrounding cities. Names include H Tempany, C Ed Minson, C Harmon, W Aubin, F J Finkle and wife of Portland, and many others from Portland Seattle San Francisco Boise Chicago New York and beyond. The roster highlights arriving individuals and families with affiliations to U S R 8 and various states, cities, and organizations, reflecting regional travel patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Tempany
Walla Walla
C. Edminson
C. Harmon
W. Aubin
F. J. Finkle
Portland
E. G
Hales
New York
J. F. Hassett
Lewiston
A. F. Downs
Mountain Home
Ida
T. J. Filder
Omaha
James G. Kidwell
F. Wilson
Athena
K. A. Vincent
G. W. Palmer
Spokane
J. G. Yates
Guy McClelland
Robt, Corle
Otis Tahner
Eb, B. Jamison
J. Peters
E. H. Burke
BE. P. Mahaffey
Maude S. Freeman
Des Moines
R. A. Blackwell
Seattle
Hinka
Boise
Augusta E. Growwald
May F. Growwwald
A. Doyle, Jr
California
T. A. Dowling
Ownssd
Culp
Wm. Reddig
R. W. Wittschen
Geo. P. Story
D. J. Irvin
F. M. Moriarty
San Francisco
W. Brittain
Hi. E. Manley
G. S. Sherman
Wisconsin
Jas. H. Clarke
D. W. Lyman
Bolue
F. Hutchins
Fred Zilly
Mia
C. G. Bryant
Hermiston
H. T. Fraser
H. H. Hendricks
Fossil
Ore
John Clancy
Norris & Rowe Circus to Feature Astral St Leons Troupe
The Greater Norris and Rowe circus will exhibit in the city on Thursday May 14 afternoon and night. The Astral St Leons from Melbourne Australia, a seven member acrobatic family, will perform double full twists and double somersaults from the bare ground. The troupe has gained fame in San Francisco with 60 performances drawing 279,872 paying admissions. A new big street parade starts at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris and Rowe Circus
Norris
Rowe
San Francisco
S&j. Leons
Poisoned Reclusive Man Dies in Vancouver Wood Pile
William Barton an elderly Vancouver resident swallowed laudanum and carbolic acid after fearing enemies. He hid between wood piles in a vacant lot and was found three days later by a girl playing hide and seek. He died Friday morning in a Vancouver hospital.
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William Barton
Vancouver
Grocer Refund Policy Promptly Reversed
A local grocer offers a money back guarantee. If customers are unhappy with products, the grocer returns their money, and the customers repay nothing. The policy reflects a customer friendly shopping ethos in the district.
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the Peoples Warehouse
Nottingham
Morrie B. Streeter
Streeter-Bryan Company
Fort Walla Walla
Tennessee
Lynne
Pendleton Drug Company
Waalington
Seaside
Nesertse
Portland Horse Sales
Goors
Montana
Idaho
British Columbia
George £ E. Chamberlain
Eb, L. Chalcraft
Maoyer Lane
Chemawa
Port
Hotel Arritvals
Hotel
St. George
Golden Rule Hotel
Glenn A. Bushee
City
R. G.woetzig
W. J. Cook
D. Sinclair
W. J. Stebbins
E. Wires
E. Murphy
B. E. Curbett
C. M. Love
Harry T. Terry
Archie Selbert
Wm. McGee
R. Emrich
J. F. Baddelery
Weaton
D. Taylor
J. N. Senlin
Gentry
Chas
N. Mater
Ed. Ollern
C. C. Girkham
C. T. Segar
I. M. Segar
P. Segar
E. M. Volheme
H. H. Jenking
F. Z. Flower
Garfield
Wash
Fred Taylor
Norris & Rowe Coming
The
East Oregonian
Copfee
Schilling
Rocky Mountains
Columbia Bar
Main St
Corrigan Bros
Japan
Japan le m
Bond Brothers Leading Clothiers
Pendleton
City Brewery
Schultz & Stricker
W. C. Minnis
Henning's Cigar Store
Peoples Warehouse
Carney & Tweedy
Telephone
John Gagen
Eagle
Court Street
Rutherford & Molitor
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